Conditions favourable for onset of monsoon over Kerala in next 2-3 days: IMD

The weather office said that the southwest monsoon will reach Kerala in next 2-3 days.

In a series of tweets, the IMD said that the conditions are becoming favourable for the advancement of monsoons.

"The conditions are becoming favorable for monsoon onset over Kerala during next 2-3 days. The conditions are also favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area during the same period," the IMD said.



Last month, the India Meteorological Department said India would receive average monsoon rains in 2022, raising prospects of higher farm and overall economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy.

The India Meteorological Department defines average, or normal, rainfall as ranging between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the season beginning in June.

Any failure of the monsoon can force New Delhi to import more edible oils and curb exports of some agricultural produce, sending international prices higher.

Farming contributes almost 15% to India's $2.7 trillion economy but sustains more than half the population of 1.3 billion.

Farmers plant crops such as rice, corn, cane, cotton and soybeans in the rainy months of June and July, with harvests from October.

Regular rains during the monsoon season, which delivers nearly 70% of precipitation that India needs to water farms and recharge reservoirs and aquifers, will also bring much relief from the searing heat.

(With inputs from Reuters)